{"id":56624,"date":"2021-06-01T23:38:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T04:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56624"},"modified":"2021-06-01T23:38:15","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T04:38:15","slug":"texas-bicycle-news-june-1st-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/06\/01\/texas-bicycle-news-june-1st-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycle News June 1st 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Local cyclists place second in state championship<\/a><\/h2>\n

Clara Sandoval | www.lmtonline.com<\/h4>\n

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The Laredo Mountain Bike Youth team has only been around since 2012 and has made strides in the past 10 years. This past season, the team placed among the best high school mountain bike teams in Texas<\/p>\n

The Laredo team is comprised of Alexander and United high school cyclists including Marianne Bautista, Avril Dominguez, Idania Dominguez, Sophia Granados, Iker Jaimes, Jose Antonio Martinez Jr., Daniel Musquiz and Melanie Reyes. They took home second place at the Texas High School Mountain Bike State Championship JV 2 Division and were sixth place overall to conclude a great season.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I am very proud of the team and \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

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TX: Fort Worth bike rentals are booming, and electric ebikes are providing the jolt<\/a><\/h2>\n

by Gordon Dickson | www.masstransitmag.com<\/h4>\n

The city’s bike rental service has shown consistent growth during the past two years, despite the challenges presented by COVID.<\/p>\n

May 28\u00e2\u20ac\u201dFORT WORTH \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The atmosphere surrounding Fort Worth Bike Sharing is electric.<\/p>\n

The city’s bike rental service has shown consistent growth during the past two years, despite the challenges presented by COVID.<\/p>\n

Officials say much of the increase is attributable to the addition of electric bikes \u00e2\u20ac\u201d or ebikes \u00e2\u20ac\u201d which are an attractive option for pedalers who don’t want to work up a sweat during their ride.<\/p>\n

Of the 398 bikes now available for rent in Fort Worth, 280 are the \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

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Thief \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcTest Rides\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 $6K+ Bike, Never Returns To Southlake Store<\/a><\/h2>\n

By CBSDFW.com Staff | dfw.cbslocal.com<\/h4>\n

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SOUTHLAKE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Police in Southlake are looking for a man who stole a bike from the REI store at 1011 East Southlake Boulevard.<\/p>\n

It happened the afternoon of May 15. The suspect asked if he could do a test run on a champagne-colored Cannondale Jekyll Carbon 129 bike worth $6,374.73. \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

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These North Texas cities are among the worst in the country for biking, study says<\/a><\/h2>\n

By Francesca D\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Annunzio | www.dallasnews.com<\/h4>\n

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The nation’s 200 largest cities were ranked based on factors including climate and amount of bicycle commuters.<\/p>\n

Mesquite residents planning to celebrate World Bicycle Day on June 3 might consider riding outside of town.<\/p>\n

LawnStarter, a startup that provides lawn care services, ranked the 200 most populated U.S. cities based on 18 indicators of a bike-friendly community and created a list of the best and worst biking cities in America.<\/p>\n

Mesquite ranked 194 out of 200. The worst city on the list was \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

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El Pasoan to raise cancer awareness with bike ride around America<\/a><\/h2>\n

Bret Bloomquist | www.elpasotimes.com<\/h4>\n

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Carolina Mendez knows there will be a lot of emotion when she pedals her bicycle into El Paso with 20 friends on June 11.<\/p>\n

Her two-month ride around the western half of America will only be a week in, but the former Coronado volleyball player, recent University of Texas grad and member of the Texas 4000 cancer-fighting group knows the sight of her hometown on the horizon will be a special moment. \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

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Locals commend San Antonio man who biked nearly 20 miles to visit his girlfriend<\/a><\/h2>\n

Sarah Martinez | www.mysanantonio.com<\/h4>\n

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You know how the age-old saying goes, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153If you love someone, bike 20 miles in a non-bike-friendly city to spend time with them\u00e2\u20ac\u009d \u00e2\u20ac\u201c or something like that.<\/p>\n

Reddit user u\/dtizzle0510, who said his name is Darnell, took to the social media site Monday to share his trek \u00e2\u20ac\u201c yes, a literal one \u00e2\u20ac\u201c to go visit his beloved.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Biked from my [apartment] to my girl\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s house,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Darnell said in the post, which included a screenshot with all the details of his \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

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Want tips on for improving cycling safety – White Rock Trail the Road (not the Trail)<\/a> from dfwbike<\/a> <\/blockquote>